Crap Towns / Royston / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Royston?

There were 42.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Royston from April 2023 to March 2026, 7.5 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 18.9. In 2025/26 it was 56.2, up from 48.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	48.8	5.2
2024/25	22.3	5.4
2025/26	56.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	18.9	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	16.7	1.7
Other outdoor fires	6.8	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Grimethorpe	5.5 km	66.3
Royston	–	42.5
Barnsley	4.5 km	34.2
Worsbrough	7.5 km	33.1
Cudworth and Shafton	3.0 km	30.2
Hemsworth	6.9 km	23.4
Havercroft and Ryhill	3.9 km	14.9
Crofton	7.0 km	11.9
Darton	4.3 km	11.3
Crigglestone and Durkar	7.2 km	10.1
Barugh Green and Redbrook	5.7 km	4.9
The typical town	–	5.7